Pataula Charter Academy is 4-0 against Southwest Georgia STEM Charter since August of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pataula Charter Academy Panthers will host the Southwest Georgia STEM Charter Aggies at 6:00 p.m. Southwest Georgia STEM Charter took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pataula Charter Academy, who comes in off a win.
If Pataula Charter Academy beats Southwest Georgia STEM Charter with 19 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went Pataula Charter Academy's way against Calhoun County on Tuesday as Pataula Charter Academy made off with a 19-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Sophie Conner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 18 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.5 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-6 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Zyion Clark was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Kayleigh Berry was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-6.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pataula Charter Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've earned since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Southwest Georgia STEM Charter's offense. They lost 12-0 to Westwood on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Aggies' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pataula Charter Academy pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwest Georgia STEM Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Pataula Charter Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwest Georgia STEM Charter when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 13-8. Will Pataula Charter Academy repeat their success, or does Southwest Georgia STEM Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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